Hi all! I'm looking for traders/brokers/investors who use or have used mental imagery in their trading to complete a short 10min survey for a research paper I'm doing. Please drop me a line if you're keen to help. Thanks.
IMHO Sir Mental imagery (aka visualization) â Is where you sit quietly and play something out, that you want to have happen, in your mindâs eye. Akin to a movie or play inside your head with you getting results that you wantâ¦. I canât do it⦠Iâve tried, but canât. If I sit in a chair, relax, and close my eyes â I go to sleep â or my mind wonders over hell and half of Georgia NOW - Thatâs not to say it doesnât work â because just as everyone is different â different things will work for different people. Itâs all about learning how you learn then using that technique to teach yourself / change your behaviors so to achieve your desired goals FWIW - What does work for me is emersion â At least I think thatâs what itâs called. eta - emersion is NOT where I stick my head in the toilet even though some days I've honestly felt like it Regards RN
Thanks RN for your great explanation. If I may add to that, mental imagery is using all (appropriate) senses to create or re-create an experience in the mind. The more vivid these images, the more likely the brain will intrepret them as the real thing. In trading (and beyond), it's most effective for rehearsing plans, events, self control/discipline, evoking desired states (confidence) and installing new habits. i.e. a useful mental skill. Hope this adds further clarity. All the best.